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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1949
Page
9
Altoona Iowa residents Mr and Mrs Martin Vande Haar celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary with family and friends expected to attend at their home. The event follows years of companionship and community involvement reflected in local society notices.
Mr and Mrs Lewis J Williams of Biloxi Mississippi announce the engagement of their daughter Jam s to Philip Mf Mr and Mrs of Pella WV W Auxiliary Pie Social will be held on Welucaday at 7 80. Pie and coffee will be sold. Members asked to bring pies. The meeting is open to the public. Blankets will be given away. March of Dimes Polio fund drive support voted. Sand Ridge P T A plans a program with The Kitchen Band Joanne Ter ul Andy Bandstra and others. Lunch served to about 90 from several communities. Birthday Club hosted by Mrs Ruby Boertje with gifts and social time.
Earl Nelson Knopf born July 21 1916 in Prairie View Illinois passed February 6 1949 in Eugene Oregon at 32 6 15. He married Ruth Langcrak December 31 1938 and they had daughter Lois Jean. Survived by wife daughter parents Mr and Mrs George Knopf siblings Rol land Ernest Marjorie Mildred Carrie and others and grandparents Mrs H Knopf and Mr Mrs N Neilsen. Funeral February 14 1949 with services at Van Dyk Funeral Home and First Reformed Church Oakwood Cemetery interment.
Family of Earl Knopf expresses gratitude to friends in Pella for sympathy and support after his death. Acknowledges kind deeds, offers of help and flowers from Ruth Knopf Lois Jean Mr George Knopf and W W Langerak and families.
Mrs John Swank died at her home in Peoria on Tuesday morning February 15 at age 76. Funeral services will be February 17 at 1:00 PM at the family home and 1:30 PM at Peoria Reformed Christian church officiated by Reverend John A Mulder. Interment in Graceland Cemetery Pella. A longer obituary will appear in The Chronicle on February 24.
Council Bluffs police and state highway patrol hunted for a missing Red Oak taxi driver Jack Henderson after he failed to return with his cab from Council Bluffs. The search ended with Henderson a friend and his two Banneres located outside a Council Bluffs tavern.
Erma Wallace had a happy birthday with gifts including a pen and dresser scarf. Homer Cameron and Doris Moon wed last week and Loren Vander Qever and Alice Van Hemert set records in the order department by placing 165 and 14 items respectively. The piece notes other staff milestones, floor refresh, Valentine party, and quirky office anecdotes from the Rolscreening department.
The notice outlines fundraising ideas for the Red Cross drive with candy bars cigarettes wings and prizes for hospital parties. It mentions coupon books for men without funds to buy small comforts at the canteen postage birthday cards and transportation for taking groups of men to performances or outstanding musical events.
Des Moines area volunteers fund and arrange small comforts and entertainments for Red Cross programs. Mrs Langerak coordinates groups every five weeks for the year 1948, with gifts and materials supplied by Mrs Renaud Home Production and regional headquarters in St Louis. Funds also pay gifts for Knoxville boys and cover National Red Cross needs, under Chairman Fultz, with smooth progress and excellent results anticipated as Roll Call nears.
With sincere appreciation we thank relatives, friends, and neighbors for gifts, flowers, cards, letters, and prayers. Your well wishing memories and blessings on our behalf will linger as we celebrate our 50th anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Nibbelink
A note expresses gratitude to relatives neighbors and friends for cards visits while T was at Mahaska Hospital. It also thanks Rev and Mrs Tanis for their visit and prayers after returning home, signed Wilbur Vander Kamp in Sully Iowa.
Milo Vande Krol thanks friends relatives and neighbors for cards, prayers and encouragement during his recent hospital stay in Iowa City Hospital noting the answered prayers and the good hand of the Lord in his care.
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